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1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

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Women's World Outdoor Championships 1977
3rd Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
LocationBeach House Park, Worthing, England
Date(s)21 May - 05 June, 1977.
CategoryWorld Bowls Championship
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The 1977 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 21 May to 5 June 1977.[2]

Elsie Wilkie successfully defended her singles title which was held in a round robin format.[3]

The pairs went to Hong Kong, the triples to Wales and the fours to Australia. The Taylor Trophy was won by the Australian team.[4]

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's singles New Zealand
Elsie Wilkie
Canada
June Bell
Papua New Guinea
Norma de la Motte
Women's pairs Hong Kong
Elvie Chok
Helen Wong
Australia
Lorna Lucas
Dot Jenkinson
Wales
Janet Ackland
Lilian Nicholas
Women's triples Wales
Joan Osborne
Enid Morgan
Margaret Pomeroy
New Zealand
Cis Winstanley
Pearl Dymond
Hazel Harper
United States
Corinna Folkins
Dorothy Bacon
Louise Godfrey
Women's fours Australia
Dot Jenkinson
Connie Hicks
Lorna Lucas
Merle Richardson
England
Margaret Lockwood
Joan Hunt
Mabel Darlington
Joan Sparkes
Wales
Joan Osborne
Enid Morgan
Margaret Pomeroy
Janet Ackland
Women's team Australia Australia Wales Wales New Zealand New Zealand

Results

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Women's singles – round robin

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Pos Player P W L Pts
1 New Zealand Elsie Wilkie 13 9 4 18
2 Canada June Bell 13 9 4 18
3 Papua New Guinea Norma de la Motte 13 9 4 18
4 Guernsey Dot Foley 13 8 5 16
5 Israel Helen Gordon 13 8 5 16
6 Australia Norma Massey 13 8 5 16
7 Hong Kong Helen Wong 13 7 6 14
8 Wales Lilian Nicholas 13 7 6 14
9 England Mavis Steele 13 6 7 12
10 Scotland Eva Neil 13 6 7 12
11 Republic of Ireland Nessie Burnett 13 6 7 12
12 Malawi Peggy Chalmers 13 4 9 8
13 Jersey Rose Stableford 13 2 11 4
14 United States Dorothy Bacon 13 2 11 4

Women's pairs – round robin

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Pos Player P W D L Pts
1 Hong Kong Elvie Chok & Helen Wong 13 12 0 1 24
2 Australia Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson 13 11 1 1 23
3 Wales Janet Ackland & Lilian Nicholas 13 7 1 5 15
4 Republic of Ireland Nessie Burnett & Ellen Cameron 13 7 1 5 15
5 New Zealand Irene Foote & Elsie Wilkie 13 7 1 5 15
6 England Joan Hunt & Mavis Steele 13 6 1 6 13
7 Papua New Guinea Marion Bramwell & Norma de la Motte 13 6 0 7 12
8 Scotland Eva Neil & Jean Frame 13 6 0 7 12
9 Canada Shirley Otis & June Bell 13 6 0 7 12
10 Guernsey Pamela Le Tissier & Dot Foley 13 6 0 7 12
11 United States Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 5 1 7 11
12 Malawi Peggy Chalmers & Margaret Penman 13 3 0 10 6
13 Israel Edith Cohen-Mintz & Molly Skudowitz 13 3 0 10 6
14 Jersey Margaret Blattman & G Crossley 13 3 0 10 6

Women's triples – round robin

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Pos Player P W D L Pts
1 Wales Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan & Margaret Pomeroy 13 10 1 2 21
2 New Zealand Cis Winstanley, Pearl Dymond & Hazel Harper 13 10 0 3 20
3 United States Corinna Folkins, Dorothy Bacon, Louise Godfrey 13 8 1 4 17
4 Australia Connie Hicks, Merle Richardson & Norma Massey 13 8 0 5 16
5 Hong Kong Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell & Bea da Silva 13 7 1 5 15
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland 13 7 1 5 15
7 Scotland Scotland 13 7 0 6 14
8 England Margaret Lockwood, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 7 0 6 14
9 Israel Israel 13 6 1 6 13
10 Canada Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro & Nell Hunter 13 6 0 7 12
11 Papua New Guinea Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 5 0 8 10
12 Jersey Jersey 13 3 0 10 6
13 Malawi Malawi 13 3 0 10 6
14 Guernsey Guernsey 13 1 1 11 3

Women's fours – round robin

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Pos Player P W D L Pts
1 Australia Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks, Lorna Lucas & Merle Richardson 13 10 0 3 20
2 England Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 10 0 3 20
3 Wales Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan, Margaret Pomeroy & Janet Ackland 13 9 1 3 19
4 Scotland Scotland 13 9 0 4 18
5 Papua New Guinea Marion Bramwell, Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 7 1 5 15
6 New Zealand Irene Foote, Pearl Dymond, Cis Winstanley & Hazel Harper 13 7 0 6 14
7 Hong Kong Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell, Bea da Silva & Elvie Chok 13 7 0 6 14
8 Republic of Ireland Ireland 13 6 1 6 13
9 United States Corinna Folkins, Louise Godfrey, Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 6 0 7 12
10 Canada Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro, Nell Hunt & Shirley Otis 13 4 1 8 9
11 Israel Israel 13 4 1 8 9
12 Guernsey Guernsey 13 4 0 9 8
13 Malawi Malawi 13 4 0 9 8
14 Jersey Jersey 13 2 1 10 3

Taylor Trophy

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Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total
1 Australia Australia 6th 2nd 4th 1st 75
2 Wales Wales 8th 3rd 1st 3rd 71
3 New Zealand New Zealand 1st 5th 2nd 6th 67
4 Hong Kong Hong Kong 7th 1st 5th 7th 67

References

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  1. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  2. ^ "Beach House Park". Worthing Gazette. 4 May 1977. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Alan's new date". Daily Mirror. 27 May 1977. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1977 Sports Results". Sydney Morning Herald.